:00:08. > :00:09.This is BBC World News Today, broadcasting in the UK
:00:10. > :00:16.It's 15 years since the 9/11 attacks - memorials have been held
:00:17. > :00:24.to remembers the people who lost their lives.
:00:25. > :00:27.But Hillary Clinton has to leave the New York memorial early -
:00:28. > :00:30.after she stumbles and is helped into a car.
:00:31. > :00:46.She later recovers, and says she's fine.
:00:47. > :00:48.More than a million Muslims - gather on Mount Arafat
:00:49. > :00:51.in Saudi Arabia, to perform the most important ritual of the Hajj.
:00:52. > :00:54.A Belgian paralympics medalist denies having plans for assisted
:00:55. > :01:15.I am still alive, and will enjoy every little, little moment in my
:01:16. > :01:16.life. Memorial services to commemorate
:01:17. > :01:18.the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 Almost three thousand
:01:19. > :01:21.people were killed - when al-Qaeda militants
:01:22. > :01:23.hijacked four planes. A third targeted the Pentagon -
:01:24. > :01:27.and the fourth crashed Here's a look back at
:01:28. > :01:55.how the day unfolded. The most enduring memorial to those
:01:56. > :03:23.we lost is ensuring the America That we stay true to
:03:24. > :03:28.what is best in us. Well Democratic presidential
:03:29. > :04:05.candidate Hillary Clinton - had to make an early departure
:04:06. > :04:11.from the ceremony after feeling "overheated",
:04:12. > :04:13.but was later doing "much better," But it raises concerns about her
:04:14. > :04:17.health, with the presidential vote Our correspondent Nick Bryant
:04:18. > :04:39.reports from New York. A lot of people are wondering what
:04:40. > :04:42.the big deal is, hot day in New York, Hillary Clinton emerged from
:04:43. > :04:47.her daughter's apartment, looking fine. Donald Trump trying to make
:04:48. > :04:53.our stamina and issue in the campaign, many people thinking it is
:04:54. > :04:57.sexist. Right wing commentators and tabloids focusing on the
:04:58. > :05:04.69-year-old's health. Donald Trump is 70. Hillary Clinton making light
:05:05. > :05:11.of these rumours. On a late-night TV show offering a host to take her
:05:12. > :05:12.pulse, to prove she was alive. These pictures are more damaging. They
:05:13. > :05:16.will be harder to laugh. Rebel groups in Syria are still
:05:17. > :05:19.considering whether to join a ceasefire due to take effect
:05:20. > :05:21.on Monday. There are reports that one
:05:22. > :05:23.of the most influential rebel forces, may reject
:05:24. > :05:24.the agreement altogether. Meanwhile aid agencies -
:05:25. > :05:27.are getting ready to take emergency supplies to besieged towns
:05:28. > :05:46.and villages, if the Our immediate priority to bring in
:05:47. > :05:52.life-saving assistance, food and medical supplies. That is what is
:05:53. > :05:56.needed. Then we look at the mental health and emotional well-being and
:05:57. > :06:01.children. You cannot do that by dropping off the basket. You need to
:06:02. > :06:03.stay in there, deliver the kinds of programmes that can help people
:06:04. > :06:06.recover from being under siege for years.
:06:07. > :06:08.Well BBC Arabic's - Assaf Aboud, has gained rare access
:06:09. > :06:10.to the government-held side of Aleppo Citadel.
:06:11. > :06:13.A 5000 year old fortress - which has become a key battle ground
:06:14. > :08:10.We're getting reports from Thailand that the 88-year-old king
:08:11. > :08:11.is recovering from a respiratory infection.
:08:12. > :08:13.A statement from the palace said Bhumibol Adulyadej
:08:14. > :08:16.is the world's longest serving monarch, does NOT have a fever.
:08:17. > :08:18.It also said an x-ray showed there was no inflammation
:08:19. > :08:22.The king who was last seen in public in January has been receiving
:08:23. > :08:39.hospital treatment for various conditions for the past year.
:08:40. > :08:42.Gunmen in north-west Pakistan have shot dead Doctor Zaka-ullah Khan -
:08:43. > :08:44.a leading figure in the country's drive to eradicate polio.
:08:45. > :08:48.More than 80 people have been killed in recent years in attacks on polio
:08:49. > :08:49.immunisation campaigns by Islamists who oppose them.
:08:50. > :08:51.Three women who attacked a police station in
:08:52. > :08:54.the Kenyan city of Mombasa - have been shot dead.
:08:55. > :08:56.Police say they stabbed two officers and threw petrol bombs.
:08:57. > :08:59.There have been a number of attacks in Kenya's coastal region in recent
:09:00. > :09:05.years, many carried out by the Islamist group Al Shabaab.
:09:06. > :09:08.At least eighteen civilians are reported killed in northern
:09:09. > :09:09.Yemen after air-strikes by the Saudi-led coalition.
:09:10. > :09:12.Residents in the Ar-hab district, north of Sanaa, said that warplanes
:09:13. > :09:15.Apparently mistaking their machinery for a rocket-launcher.
:09:16. > :09:17.When local people rushed to the scene, the aircraft returned
:09:18. > :09:29.One of Britain's oldest Asian theatres has reopened
:09:30. > :09:33.Tara Arts in South London began in the 1970s and gave many
:09:34. > :09:35.Asian actors a platform to launch their careers.
:09:36. > :09:53.goes up once again next week -
:09:54. > :10:05.One of India's best-known poets, like I never heard before. Putting a
:10:06. > :10:09.new twist to the traditional, that is what this place is all about.
:10:10. > :10:16.They have applied the same formula to their new home. In Britain, there
:10:17. > :10:23.is no theatre which has an earth page flow. I wanted to have that
:10:24. > :10:29.here in our space. For me, that is the condition by which all theatre
:10:30. > :10:34.lives, everywhere in the world it started on the earth. To have the
:10:35. > :10:43.sense of being modern, into Dave's life, but having a dialogue with the
:10:44. > :10:49.cast, really important. Local boy, Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London
:10:50. > :10:56.officially opened the theatre. Really pleased and proud to be here
:10:57. > :10:59.today. This theatre is our country's first dedicated multicultural
:11:00. > :11:06.theatre. I was born and raised up the road in a council estate, I have
:11:07. > :11:08.long links with the theatre. Including volunteering, stuffing
:11:09. > :11:18.envelopes, sending out promotional leaflets. Really important we have a
:11:19. > :11:23.theatre we can be really proud of. The place literally means star, in
:11:24. > :11:29.Gujarati. It represents the coming together of many cultures in
:11:30. > :11:33.tooting, in London. With a new and improved building, high-profile
:11:34. > :11:35.launch, it promises to tell stories from the Indian subcontinent, with a
:11:36. > :11:45.very British twist. Stay with us on BBC News, still to
:11:46. > :11:57.come dart all the latest action from Rio, on Dave four of the
:11:58. > :12:01.Paralympics. -- day. Freedom was attacked to day, and freedom will be
:12:02. > :12:07.defended. The United States will hunt down and punish those
:12:08. > :12:11.responsible. Bishop Tutu becomes the leader of 100,000 Anglicans there.
:12:12. > :12:18.The blacks in Soweto township as well as the rich whites. We say to
:12:19. > :12:25.you today, in a loud and clear voice, and laugh of blood and fears.
:12:26. > :12:31.Enough. The difficult decision be reached together, was one that
:12:32. > :12:40.required great and exceptional courage.
:12:41. > :12:45.It is an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of
:12:46. > :12:56.political change in Eastern Europe. It's 15 years since the 9/11 attacks
:12:57. > :12:59.- memorials have been held to remember the people
:13:00. > :13:02.who lost their lives. But Hillary Clinton has to leave
:13:03. > :13:05.the New York memorial early - after she stumbles and
:13:06. > :13:08.is helped into a car. She later recovers,
:13:09. > :13:15.and says she's fine. A million-and-a-half Muslims
:13:16. > :13:19.from around the world have gathered in Mount Arafat to perform the most
:13:20. > :13:36.important ritual of Arafat Day is the highlight of the
:13:37. > :13:40.Hajj season. The most important ritual, pilgrims are estimated to
:13:41. > :13:45.make a two-man Arafat before Sunset otherwise their Hajj will be
:13:46. > :13:47.invalid. They spend most of the time praying, they believe all their
:13:48. > :13:53.prayers will be answered on this day. They have two bears such hot
:13:54. > :13:58.weather, more than 40 degrees, humidity quite high. On our way to
:13:59. > :14:03.Arafat, we noticed how heavy security is, we passed by a number
:14:04. > :14:08.of checkpoints, helicopters hovering in the sky every now and then.
:14:09. > :14:13.Police forces all around trying to manage the huge crowds. Controlling
:14:14. > :14:18.the massive numbers proves to be a challenging task for the Saudi
:14:19. > :14:22.authorities. Last year was a disastrous season. Hundreds and
:14:23. > :14:28.possibly thousands killed in a deadly stampede. Many of those from
:14:29. > :14:33.Iran. Terry Brown not sending any pilgrims this year blaming Saudi
:14:34. > :14:39.mismanagement of the Hajj. Saudi Arabia hit back saying Iran was to
:14:40. > :14:43.politicise this ritual, they will not allow it. We talked to the
:14:44. > :14:48.people to see what they think. TRANSLATION: Stampedes can happen,
:14:49. > :14:51.not because of a lack of security, because of the people's behaviour.
:14:52. > :15:00.Pilgrims then follow the instructions they are given. This
:15:01. > :15:05.creates chaos. TRANSLATION: I cannot put my feelings into words. I am so
:15:06. > :15:10.happy being gay, as if I am going to meet God, it feels like heaven.
:15:11. > :15:16.Muslims who come to Hajj shed all signs of wealth, luxury and social
:15:17. > :15:20.distinction. Men all dressed the same, wearing two sheets of
:15:21. > :15:27.unstretched class. Women have to be covered up, uncovered faces, no
:15:28. > :15:31.jewellery, or perfume. All about equality, humidity and emotion. --
:15:32. > :15:38.devotion. They are forecast to win 58
:15:39. > :15:44.seats in parliament - one more than the nationalist HDZ
:15:45. > :15:46.party. The last administration,
:15:47. > :15:48.led by the HDZ collapsed after only five months -
:15:49. > :15:51.over allegations of corruption. Police have arrested
:15:52. > :15:53.55 men on suspicion of aggravated trespass -
:15:54. > :15:55.following an incident at a Sikh Temple in the central
:15:56. > :15:58.English town of Leamington Spa. Officers were called
:15:59. > :16:00.to the Gurdwara in the early hours of Sunday morning,
:16:01. > :16:02.where they said they seized a significant number
:16:03. > :16:37.of knives from the scene. Hundreds of thousands of people took
:16:38. > :16:39.to the streets across Catalonia on Sunday to support a break
:16:40. > :16:42.from Spain - which local leaders They gathered despite the legal
:16:43. > :16:46.blocks by the central government and waved yellow
:16:47. > :16:48.banners in time to music, symbolising the rhythm
:16:49. > :17:00.of a beating heart uniting A Brazilian sprinter has won gold in
:17:01. > :17:08.the T47 sprint in Rio. He pleaded two time world champion. Meanwhile
:17:09. > :17:17.Britain's Rovers dominated. Rachel Morris winning gold, there was a
:17:18. > :17:22.mixed doubles sculls gold, and the mixed coxed four goal made it
:17:23. > :17:30.another one. Triathlon making its debut at the Paralympics. Grace
:17:31. > :17:46.Norman beat the favourite, Lauren Steadman. A Belgian who won a bronze
:17:47. > :17:49.medal denied press reports she intends to use her legal right to
:17:50. > :17:56.die after the games. She has an incurable spinal the Jon Ashton
:17:57. > :17:59.disease, she says she signed papers in 2008 allowing doctors to end her
:18:00. > :18:02.life at the time of their choosing. She planned to enjoy life with
:18:03. > :18:08.friends and families, offering inspirational talks to schools. This
:18:09. > :18:16.is totally out of the question. Yes, this is my last Paralympic games. I
:18:17. > :18:22.have a progressive disease. I signed my euthanasia papers already in
:18:23. > :18:31.2008. Because it was really hard to handle, and to suffer with this
:18:32. > :18:35.disease. Euthanasia, I can leave with a good feeling. Whatever
:18:36. > :18:42.happened, I have my papers in my hands. But I am still enjoying every
:18:43. > :18:46.little moment. When the moment comes, then I have more bad days
:18:47. > :18:53.than good days, then I have my euthanasia papers. The time is not
:18:54. > :18:56.there yet. Chelsea could not maintain their winning start to the
:18:57. > :19:01.Premier League season, drawing 2-2 with Chelsea. Diego Costa scoring
:19:02. > :19:05.early and late, never far from the action at the Liberty Stadium.
:19:06. > :19:09.Swansea's goals coming from Gylfi Sigurdsson and Leroy Fer. I'm happy
:19:10. > :19:16.because my team played the second half with more aggression and
:19:17. > :19:24.energy. Against a very strong team. I am happy, Chelsea did not deserve
:19:25. > :19:32.to lose this game. That we had a good reaction in the second half.
:19:33. > :19:37.After 90 minutes of fighting. For us, a good result. The Chelsea
:19:38. > :19:43.defender Gary Cahill aired his frustrations in the build-up to
:19:44. > :19:47.Chelsea's second goal. I know how hard it is to win this league, how
:19:48. > :19:52.many errors you can have, in terms of dropping points. It has killed us
:19:53. > :19:57.unfairly. For me, you can see the look on my face, incredible. The
:19:58. > :20:06.worrying thing for me, which I said, there are three of you. Three of you
:20:07. > :20:10.that can see that. One or two, two fouls in that situation. You can see
:20:11. > :20:16.that. They cannot, between the three of them. They said they did not see
:20:17. > :20:22.that. For me, incredible. Frustrated Gary Cahill. The final of the men's
:20:23. > :20:27.singles at the US Open about to get under way at Flushing Meadows. Novak
:20:28. > :20:32.Djokovic looking to win his 13th Grand Slam title. Up against the
:20:33. > :20:38.number three seed, Stan Wawrinka. Nairo Quintana winning the Tour of
:20:39. > :20:42.Spain. Completing the largely processional final stage into Madrid
:20:43. > :20:47.comfortably. Winning ever Chris Froome by one minute, 23 seconds. In
:20:48. > :20:51.the Tour of Britain, Caleb Ewan winning the final stage in London,
:20:52. > :20:56.Steve Cummings safely negotiating the course to be crowned overall
:20:57. > :21:01.champion. The two time runner-up finishing 26 seconds ahead of Rome
:21:02. > :21:04.and Venice. That is all the sport for now.
:21:05. > :21:07.Well let's return to the memorial events being held in New York,
:21:08. > :21:09.to mark the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
:21:10. > :21:11.The worst terrorist attack on US soil.
:21:12. > :21:13.I've been speaking to two people - who were in New York
:21:14. > :21:16.at the time of the attack, a Muslim-American activist
:21:17. > :21:18.who was a student a the time, but first here's the thoughts
:21:19. > :21:21.of George Faller, a firefighter who rushed into danger
:21:22. > :21:35.Well, it was one of the worst days of my life, for sure. I was off
:21:36. > :21:38.duty, called into the fire house. We commandeered a bus, we drove it
:21:39. > :21:43.down, arriving just after the second collapse. It was like looking at
:21:44. > :21:49.another planet, nothing I have seen before. What impacted your decision
:21:50. > :21:56.to enter the towers? Your son was born just a few days before. Yes, we
:21:57. > :22:03.make about when we join, we leave no one behind. I know if I was in
:22:04. > :22:08.there, someone will be doing the same for me. So many firefighters
:22:09. > :22:14.died helping people in the towers. How is the forced to date? Have they
:22:15. > :22:19.recovered from that awful day? There are a bunch of guys who have not
:22:20. > :22:22.recovered, a lot of health issues. Broken up families, post-traumatic
:22:23. > :22:29.stress disorder 's. The vast majority, they have faced dramatic
:22:30. > :22:34.growth. Creating new meaning, changing their lives for the better.
:22:35. > :22:36.I look at my own life, in a very different place because of those
:22:37. > :22:45.events. You have talked about the trauma. What did you see when you
:22:46. > :22:49.enter the tower? What we saw, hard to see, or the dust and the smoke.
:22:50. > :22:54.Doing searches, crawling through voids. No idea if it was going to be
:22:55. > :23:01.another attack, another building collapsing, hours later. It was
:23:02. > :23:05.chaos, the Fire Department has great leadership, but that they so much of
:23:06. > :23:10.the leadership had perished. We did not have radios, a lot of chaos. It
:23:11. > :23:15.made for a very confusing and scary day. Do you still have memories of
:23:16. > :23:22.that day? Do you still have the trauma of the day, 15 years on?
:23:23. > :23:26.Absolutely, I can still smell the smoke, the bodies, all the things we
:23:27. > :23:31.have seen. It is imprinted in my brain.
:23:32. > :23:39.I remember being in a chemistry class at a local community college
:23:40. > :23:43.in Brooklyn. When we heard my professor's cell phone ringing, he
:23:44. > :23:48.walked out and never came back. We went out of the campus outside, we
:23:49. > :23:52.felt was little pieces of the paper falling from the sky. Our college
:23:53. > :23:58.campus was on the beach, right across from Manhattan. The burned
:23:59. > :24:03.paper came directly to us. We did not know what was coming on, it was
:24:04. > :24:08.disturbing and concerning to the students. No Twitter, Facebook, live
:24:09. > :24:15.television, no way of knowing what was happening. When Al-Qaeda took
:24:16. > :24:21.responsibility, what was your reaction? I was horrified, to know
:24:22. > :24:26.that anyone would dare or consider to call themselves Muslims, would
:24:27. > :24:31.choose to kill innocent people from anywhere around the world,
:24:32. > :24:35.especially my home city, New York. I was horrified from a very scary
:24:36. > :24:42.time, continues to be a very scary time for Muslims, not just in New
:24:43. > :24:45.York, but the United States. 15 years on, you have spoken of your
:24:46. > :24:52.experiences of being in American Muslim. What is it like to date?
:24:53. > :24:57.Being in American Muslim, it is very hard. In the United States of
:24:58. > :25:03.America, our country has not healed since 9/11. Harder being a Muslim to
:25:04. > :25:07.date, that it was weeks, days, months after 9/11. We have seen a
:25:08. > :25:14.rise in hate crimes, opposition mosques. The laws being passed in
:25:15. > :25:18.states to limit the way Muslims can worship in this country, the country
:25:19. > :25:22.of religious freedom. Living in one of the most politically charged
:25:23. > :25:26.environments. We have recently two women attacked right here in
:25:27. > :25:31.Brooklyn, ten minutes from my house, pushing babies. This is United
:25:32. > :25:36.States of America right now, scary times. We are dealing with it by
:25:37. > :25:39.building allies building the Jewish-American, Christian American,
:25:40. > :25:46.African American sisters and brothers. We will not affect
:25:47. > :25:48.communities on our own, we allies to stand with us in saying and
:25:49. > :25:58.Americans are part of the fabric of our society that they have always
:25:59. > :26:00.been part of the fabric of America. That is it from me in the team,
:26:01. > :26:02.goodbye for now.